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Spartan, Elliptical Prosenew

Too many of Healy's pages are strung together vignettes that go nowhere, but the passages of his childhood memories are priceless.

New York Press | N.P. Thompson | 12-21-2006 | Nonfiction

Tags: I Have Heard You Calling in the Night, Thomas Healy

Palestinian Considerationnew

Former President Jimmy Carter returns to the Middle East.

Chicago Newcity | John Freeman | 12-20-2006 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jimmy Carter, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

Arabian Nights, American Centuriesnew

Oren's history of the Middle East finds U.S. adventurers, bounders, and dreamers of every persuasion.

San Antonio Current | Steven G. Kellman | 12-20-2006 | Nonfiction

Tags: Michael B. Oren, Power, Faith, and Fantasy

Love Giftin'new

Writing a gift-poem is both easier and harder than you think, so here are some helpful hints.

Metro Times | Heather A. McMacken | 12-20-2006 | Books

Tags: 2006gift

Inspiration in Iraqnew

This book is a testament to and inspiration for those who seek to revive and rejuvenate a human spirit battered by shock and awe, attrition and insanity.

NOW Magazine | Robert Priest | 12-18-2006 | Nonfiction

Tags: Don't Shoot the Clowns, Jo Wilding

Craven Imagesnew

This book is like staring at the unkempt mid-20s guy with a bad haircut scribbling in his journal on the subway: kind of sad, but you keep staring.

NOW Magazine | Zoe Whittall | 12-18-2006 | Fiction

Tags: Ryan Arnold, The Coward Files: Fake Stories

Fishing for a Good Read?new

The annual winter reading issue: novels, nonfiction, graphic novels and more, from Richard Ford to Alan Moore.

Eugene Weekly | Eugene Weekly Staff and Freelancers | 12-15-2006 | Fiction

Tags: Fiction Reviews

Into the Light of 'Day'new

At the start of one century, Pynchon's latest novel illuminates the dawn of the last.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Anthony Miller | 12-15-2006 | Fiction

Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon

Scattered Dreamsnew

Neil Gaiman's latest isn't as sturdy as his earlier fantasy fiction.

Montreal Mirror | Juliet Waters | 12-15-2006 | Fiction

Tags: Fragile Things, neil gaiman

When 'Music Biz' Was an Oxymoronnew

This new book chronicles the transformation of Nashville into Music City.

Nashville Scene | Lacey Galbraith | 12-15-2006 | Nonfiction

Tags: A Shot in the Dark, Martin Hawkins

If the world really was inhabited by the people in Brennan's imagination, there'd be a serial killer around every corner -- but when it comes to her books, should we dial ‘M’ for murder or making love?

Sacramento News & Review | Kel Munger | 12-14-2006 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Allison Brennan, Speak No Evil